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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 10:04pm On Sep 14, 2022
Started from the bottom now we here.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by elyte89: 10:08pm On Sep 14, 2022
Subzero047:
Banger https://twitter.com/Kst10i/status/1570151039558647809?t=MYzsg_wMEzkadPJDNDxX6g&s=19

His positioning and goal scoring prowess is top notch.these are his top notch qualities oda strikers don’t really av

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 10:18pm On Sep 14, 2022
Lol.... And he tries so hard to make sense.

'Can't even begin a sentence with a capital letter. Guy, you get problem ooo. grin

Anyway, I am already home. And my patients are doing just fine. So your guess is as wrong as your initial statement.


Rest. You are not that guy.


do4luv14:




you dey run, nothing sensible abi, and you are mouthing that you knew what I mean, but don't wanted to go there,

you and that your "I know it all" entitlement,

a patient is there in the ward waiting for your attention, yet you are here farting with your mouth and fingers,

Ogbeni swerve left make I see road abeg

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 10:20pm On Sep 14, 2022
I was just in awe watching Manuel Akanji and Nathan Ake displaying central defensive ball playing at its finest. This is the metamorphosis we should expect from defenders in the coming years.

The team presses very high up the pitch that the central defenders play inside the opponent's half.

This will mean the central defenders must be gifted on the balls like central midfielders, and also be good at ball distribution. They should be able to break lines with their passes and push the team forward with their play.

Interesting artistic play today.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 10:20pm On Sep 14, 2022
cheesy
Cecco90:


You this baby analyst. Abeg go rest grin grin grin.
No title wey you no go collect for this thread.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 10:26pm On Sep 14, 2022
And unfortunately for most in here, I am one of the few with authoritative opinions on Nwakali bcoz I see all his games just like I see the games of every other Super Eagles player and prospects.

I just try to make out Time. Sleep is overrated. grin

And you must not be a fan to watch the lad. If you truly must hold a strong opinion on the lad, then it would be better if you take out time to watch him in a few games. No one says you must watch every game. That's impossible. But 1 or 2 full games at least. Highest 3.

Watching a lad makes it easier to rate the lad without sentiments because eye test don't lie.

Kog45:
Oh yes Doctor you nearly got it.It will take a fan to watch a player playing in second division and I think only few we have authoritative opinions on Nwakili at the moment and mind you have watched his clips twice this season due to your report on him.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by JayromWrites: 10:37pm On Sep 14, 2022
TheGoodJoe:
I was just in awe watching Manuel Akanji and Nathan Ake displaying central defensive ball playing at its finest. This is the metamorphosis we should expect from defenders in the coming years.

The team presses very high up the pitch that the central defenders play inside the opponent's half.

This will mean the central defenders must be gifted on the balls like central midfielders, and also be good at ball distribution. They should be able to break lines with their passes and push the team forward with their play.

Interesting artistic play today.

Daddy Yo! Na dortmund cause am

Had it being dey close shop after that goal, u go no drop the long epistle oh!!


Sha!! Haaland is no human

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 10:39pm On Sep 14, 2022
JayromWrites:


Daddy Yo! Na dortmund cause am

Had it being dey close shop after that goal, u go no drop the long epistle oh!!


Sha!! Haaland is no human

That is exactly what Dortmund did. They stayed deep and committed few players before Stones broke it with a screamer.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 10:46pm On Sep 14, 2022
This guy really impressed shaa. Ball-playing dey him DNA. 100% accurate long balls (same with Ake who even recorded more in terms of volume). Like I once said on him in that discussion we had on him, his ball-playing is his forte and compared to Dias, Akanji treats the ball like a maestro.

Both have what they bring to City's defence and to Pep's constantly evolving approaches but truly Akanji covered himself in glory today.

TheGoodJoe:
I was just in awe watching Manuel Akanji and Nathan Ake displaying central defensive ball playing at its finest. This is the metamorphosis we should expect from defenders in the coming years.

The team presses very high up the pitch that the central defenders play inside the opponent's half.

This will mean the central defenders must be gifted on the balls like central midfielders, and also be good at ball distribution. They should be able to break lines with their passes and push the team forward with their play.

Interesting artistic play today.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Subzero047: 11:08pm On Sep 14, 2022
elyte89:


His positioning and goal scoring prowess is top notch.these are his top notch qualities oda strikers don’t really av

Not many strikers in the world score from that position and from that height, its incredible

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by jihday(m): 11:47pm On Sep 14, 2022
Subzero047:


Musa??! This is 2022 man
I’ve made peace with the fact that Musa isn’t going anytime soon, I advice y’all should do same too
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by jihday(m): 11:55pm On Sep 14, 2022
TheSuperNerd:
So uhmmm... Mikel Agu has left Europe for Japan.

Signs for Shonan Bellmare.

Bye lad.
not even a proper football club, smh
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Kog45(m): 1:17am On Sep 15, 2022
fabyom:
Rest well Tbaba1234! Life!
Fab man,i never believed this news before but it seemed you are more convinced about his death.This is painful though we met on faceless forum,tbaba still remain the best,first class reports from him with highly mature mind and when it comes to engagement he disseminated information with ease.The old ones here really know how important tbaba was to this thread.

Pls where is goldfish80 dey o,baba just say hi just like busy Doctor Michael2 dey do occasionally.

RIP tbaba da boss…………..tbaba welcome bank.In Yoruba land death rumors is a sign of longevity.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Kog45(m): 1:24am On Sep 15, 2022
TheGoodJoe:


That is exactly what Dortmund did. They stayed deep and committed few players before Stones broke it with a screamer.
Hmmm Oga thegoodjoe,expectedly,i know that special blue lines will come out,respect bro for your firm analysis though not easy engaging you.....on Manuel Akanji signing you came out to pin point why he was signed by PEP,yes I shared the same thought with you but watching Akanji and Ake together against Dortmund I doff my hat for PEP.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Kog45(m): 2:17am On Sep 15, 2022
TheSuperNerd:
And unfortunately for most in here, I am one of the few with authoritative opinions on Nwakali bcoz I see all his games just like I see the games of every other Super Eagles player and prospects.

I just try to make out Time. Sleep is overrated. grin

And you must not be a fan to watch the lad. If you truly must hold a strong opinion on the lad, then it would be better if you take out time to watch him in a few games. No one says you must watch every game. That's impossible. But 1 or 2 full games at least. Highest 3.

Watching a lad makes it easier to rate the lad without sentiments because eye test don't lie.

I will like to see Nwakili up there in elite league where I would have more opportunities watching him week in week out just like the way I watched all Sadiq matches this season,not like very few I watched last season unintentionally.

I remember saying Nwakili deserved better platform but to some am ridiculing him saying it doesn't matter but fact remains that it matter.Kelechi in EPL or La Liga,all these back and front comments from us here on him would never have arise.

During afcon I preferred Aribo but after Ghana match I said if Nwakili can shake things up better for me to have Nwakili instead of Aribo, this was even the period Nwakili was finding it difficult,i said this cos i rate him.As you know Taiwo is mine but truth be told as it stand I will pick Osimehn,Sadiq and Moffi over him,that's me for you.

A rejuvenated Nwakili no doubt is a plus for eagles cos what I saw in him in U17 days wasn't a fluke,just that things didn't worked out as planned.

No matter the stats Kelechi Nwakili pull in Segunda,Iwobi or Aribo performance will still be koko cos they are doing it in elite league but possibly,Peseiro might like that special skill set who knows,then eagles calling for Nwakili.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Subzero047: 8:03am On Sep 15, 2022
jihday:
I’ve made peace with the fact that Musa isn’t going anytime soon, I advice y’all should do same too

Lol the man is only '29' grin
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Danielnino00(m): 8:48am On Sep 15, 2022
If to say we qualify for world cup,Nike for don unveil our new kit by now grin grin
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Danielnino00(m): 8:49am On Sep 15, 2022
Subzero047:

Lol the man is only '29' grin
Technically, he still has 4/ 5 years of active football left in him grin grin
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TFLASHOGEE(m): 9:12am On Sep 15, 2022
Emekus and don Andrew forming a tag team on the super analysts him self grin grin grin omanablam abi watin be him name never still recover from how emekus talk say if he catch am for Conner he go give am better beating grin grin grin the cruise on here and the vawulence needs to be a blockbuster movie but without vawulence comerade know get job cool me right now after enjoying the vawulence series going on e be like I dey Netflix and chill wink

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Danielnino00(m): 9:21am On Sep 15, 2022
Danielnino00:
If to say we qualify for world cup,Nike for don unveil our new kit by now grin grin


It is official!
Our new kit

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Amedino99(m): 9:32am On Sep 15, 2022
Danielnino00:



It is official!
Our new kit
e b like say Dem sack the person wey do the last wc kit.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by andrewbaba44: 9:47am On Sep 15, 2022
mostob:
To be honest, I miss the old members here especially Tbaba...

We had a lot of monikers here who usually bring in authentic updates.

Na when all of them comot one mgbedike started doing anyhow. SMH

Wetin surprise me pass na when a whole man with full hair on his chest, two balls and biabia who once rated Nwakali ahead of Iwobi and Aribo starting calling people idi*t.

Chai... cheesy cheesy
This thread is more interesting than the old Papa Ajasco movie.

Comrade you bad

It’s the mgbedike for me

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 9:52am On Sep 15, 2022
The fact that you want to see him in an elite league is nice BUT the main thing is you still haven't watched one game of him in La Liga Smartbank and that still gives you no right to strongly hold an opinion when you haven't seen him play. Not even once have you bothered to watch him. Or you think people shouting "hesgoal" all over the thread when links are asked for don't know what they mean? These matches are available and accessible. It is rather your unwillingness that is the reason why you won't watch him.


So, Your excuses don't fly. If you want to watch him, then you will watch him. That's the truth. So all this talk of yours is you dribbling around the point. THE POINT REMAINS YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED THE LAD. TRY AND DO SO BEFORE YOU CAN HOLD AN OPINION ON HIM.

Honestly, you are not just interested in watching the lad yet you want to keep talking about his current form and his midfield abilities.

If you watch Nwakali, then you won't be just throwing around the "Special skillset" talk tongue-in-cheekily. You will see it for yourself and realise it is a whole body of work in midfield that the lad is about.

Then you say, "No matter the stats Nwakali pull in the La Liga 2 bla bla bla?" Ehmmm, excuse me, why wasn't Sadiq's Stats in La Liga 2 also ignored then ahead of Lads like Moffi in Ligue 1 prior to the Afcon?



So, only EPL stats should matter right? Oya read this below....

Now, we had Aribo and Ndidi in midfield on January 23rd, 2022 vs Tunisia in an Afcon 2022 round of 16 encounter. Ndidi is an experienced EPL campaigner and at the time of this game he had garnered 5 years as a midfielder in the world's number 1 league. His stats should matter more when compared to the Tunisian midfielders fielded that day not so? It should be a blow-out! An easy run!! Abi not?

Well, Wrong! Ndidi alongside Aribo struggled to dictate plays against a Tunisian midfield that had players from Brondby of Denmark (Ben Slimane), Ferencvaros of Hungary NB.I (Aissa Laidouni) that also has Anderson Esiti currently who no one wants near our Super Eagles, and a certain Ellyes Shkiri lad from FC.Koln in the Bundesliga.

Look at the profile of the Tunisian midfielders and the level all of their midfielders played at and still playing at. Ndidi bosses them all by profile and exposure BUT did it matter? Did it matter that he was an EPL juggernaut midfielder coming up against guys from Hungarian and Danish leagues??

Did you watch the Burkinabe midfield or Equatorial Guinea Midfield at the last Afcon? Do you know the profiles of those midfields? Not as glamorous as ours but definitely outshone ours at that same tournament.
Burkina Faso finished 4th losing to eventual Champions, Senegal in the Semis. Equatorial Guinea finished as Quarter finalists losing only to Senegal.


And Mind you, Aribo joining the elite EPL now suddenly doesn't make him a fantastic midfielder. Fact is he is NOT. He is a poor central midfield player who cannot conduct plays but would give show himself in defensive actions and workrate.

Where Aribo thrives is in the final third. Further up the pitch. I have said this times without number. His specialty is creating attack overloads in the final third thanks to his bursting runs into the box and his ability to combine via 1-2 interchanges with a fellow mate in or slightly outside, but anywhere around the box.

Aribo doesn't have what we need for Central Midfield duties. It would always be in make-shift capacity that he fills in. Know this truth, and know peace.

Nwakali in La Liga Smartbank is a much finer and better refined midfielder player in the middle than Aribo in the Elite EPL will ever be. That is facts.

Iwobi on the other hand is definitely a genuine central midfield player. One who can function as a 6, 8, and even a 10. Such is Iwobi's improvement and evolution. He and Nwakali are similar in many aspects but still holds slight differences.

Frank Onyeka is in the EPL and I can easily name 5 midfielders in La Liga 2 who trump him and who are much better composed on the ball compared to him.


So your point on using league level to show the better quality of talent/player isn't really well filtered and isn't well researched.
Because time and time again, we have seen that quality sometimes still thrive irrespective of where one plays. Quality can be found anywhere. We saw that shown in many ways at the Last Afcon. We also saw that at the last Euros.

Being in a top league is really good and what I hope for all our players but if that is the only metric used to rate our players both now and going forward, then I am afraid we will miss out on certain gems who can actually uplift the team from strong tactical and technical angles.



Kog45:
I will like to see Nwakili up there in elite league where I would have more opportunities watching him week in week out just like the way I watched all Sadiq matches this season,not like very few I watched last season unintentionally.

I remember saying Nwakili deserved better platform but to some am ridiculing him saying it doesn't matter but fact remains that it matter.Kelechi in EPL or La Liga,all these back and front comments from us here on him would never have arise.

During afcon I preferred Aribo but after Ghana match I said if Nwakili can shake things up better for me to have Nwakili instead of Aribo, this was even the period Nwakili was finding it difficult,i said this cos i rate him.As you know Taiwo is mine but truth be told as it stand I will pick Osimehn,Sadiq and Moffi over him,that's me for you.

A rejuvenated Nwakili no doubt is a plus for eagles cos what I saw in him in U17 days wasn't a fluke,just that things didn't worked out as planned.

No matter the stats Kelechi Nwakili pull in Segunda,Iwobi or Aribo performance will still be koko cos they are doing it in elite league but possibly,Peseiro might like that special skill set who knows,then eagles calling for Nwakili.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 10:06am On Sep 15, 2022
If we select players for our national team based only on who's in the top leagues then someone like Bonke Innocent should be getting more reps ahead of rising Raphael Onyedika right now.

The likes of Frank Onyeka should be getting more reps ahead of Alhassan Yusuf.

Why? They will say two of the above are in the top 5 leagues and that is enough to gauge their quality.

But, that is a very ill-informed way to look at what a national team really needs to build her strongest eleven and strongest bench.

So if player A plays is in a top 5 league but doesn't exactly possess what the team needs tactically and technically in a certain role, I should still call him up because he is in Ligue 1, EPL, Serie A or whatever top 5 league?

What about actually looking at the team's tactical set-up? What about addressing a team's tactical balance? And then cross-checking and cross-analysing with what each player brings.

It is the individual quality of the Players picked that determine the tactical and technical outlook of a team. And it really shouldn't matter where such a player is picked from so long as he is the right fit for that role.

Where they play should prove the second primary part.

But the Number 1 primary part should be about the tactical balance, team chemistry in tactics & plays and the technical quality of the entire team.

Players picked by the coaches are the tactics determinants.
Doesn't matter if he is an EPL lad or one from the Belgian league.
It is who can interpret the tactics better and use their quality to bring team tactical plays to life that should matter.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by typicalgamer(m): 10:12am On Sep 15, 2022
Danielnino00:



It is official!
Our new kit

Just imagine the amount of advertising and publicity we’ll get from NIKE if we had qualified for the word cup embarassed
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by M7even(m): 10:13am On Sep 15, 2022
charlesemeka85:
Zambian top division side Zanaco appoints Emmanuel amuneke as head coach

He wouldn't coach in Nigerian league but he would coach Zambian league? I don't understand? Is coaching Zambia league the gateway to coaching in South African league for our Emmanuel Amunike? Or is it just the only offer he has on the table for him ?
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheLoneCitizen(m): 10:19am On Sep 15, 2022
One of Okocha's greatest performances.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1MBYT5RCjk

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by M7even(m): 10:29am On Sep 15, 2022
charlesemeka85:
Super eagles midfielder mikel agu joins Japanese top flight side shonan bellmare on a 2 yr deal

Wasn't he the one who recently acquired Portuguese citizenship ? That's a good move for him. He has secured a European passport, now he wants to experience life in the Far East land of the rising sun
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 10:39am On Sep 15, 2022
Danielnino00:



It is official!
Our new kit

That green one should be thrown away. They over did it

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Subzero047: 10:39am On Sep 15, 2022
Danielnino00:


Technically, he still has 4/ 5 years of active football left in him grin grin

Jesu grin grin grin
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Danielnino00(m): 10:39am On Sep 15, 2022
Amedino99:
e b like say Dem sack the person wey do the last wc kit.

Lol .It isn't that bad looking..
I particularly like the away kit..At least we will finally get to have a proper white away kit not that bitter leaf own..
I know chief icon4s will be pleased about that grin.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Danielnino00(m): 10:40am On Sep 15, 2022
typicalgamer:


Just imagine the amount of advertising and publicity we’ll get from NIKE if we had qualified for the word cup embarassed

Nothing spoil... Our women will be at the world cup next year...

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